Jennifer Crewe has been appointed president and director of Columbia University Press, and is the first woman director of an Ivy League university press, Columbia University said.
Crewe has been interim director for the past nine months and has worked at the press for more than 30 years, starting as an acquisitions editor and more recently as editorial director.
Columbia University Provost John H. Coatsworth commented: "Jennifer's notable strengths as an editor and administrator, as well as her deep understanding of the Press's history, made her the clear choice of the faculty-led search committee. She has taken steps to increase the reach, visibility and effectiveness of the Press, developed new strategies to expand capacity and improve book schedules, and negotiated an agreement for the Press to distribute Woodrow Wilson Center books."
